mainit
See also: mainīt
Bikol Central
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈʔinit/ [maˈʔi.n̪it]
- Hyphenation: ma‧i‧nit
Adjective
maínit (intensified mainiton)
- hot, sweltering
- Antonym: malipot
- warm
- Synonyms: maalingahot, maharasahas
- (figurative) impatient
- Antonyms: pasensiyoso, matiyaga
See also
Hiligaynon
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈʔinit/ [maˈʔi.nit]
- Hyphenation: ma‧i‧nit
Adjective
maínit
Northern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Adjective
mainit
Southern Catanduanes Bicolano
Etymology
Adjective
mainit
Tagalog
Etymology
From ma- + init. The noun definition is an ellipsis of mainit na tubig.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /maˈʔinit/ [mɐˈʔiː.n̪ɪt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -init
- Syllabification: ma‧i‧nit
- Homophone: Mainit
Adjective
mainit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)
- hot; warm
- Wait a minute, kapeng mainit.
- Wait a minute, hot coffee.
- 2022, Desiree Carlos, “Dear Miss Kim Chiu”, in Manila Standard:
- “Ano ang mas maingay sa gabi? Letter A, Pusang may kaharutan sa bubong […] ” Then you remarked, “Nakakainis yun 'no? Yung gusto mong sabuyan ng mainit na tubig kasi ang ingay.”
- “What's noisier during night? Letter A, a cat being flirty with someone at the roof […] ” Then you remarked, “Annoying, right? You feel like splashing them with hot water because of the noise.”
- (figurative) warm (caring, of relation to another person)
- Mainit ang pagsalubong sa alkalde ng kanilang bayan.
- The welcome for their town mayor was warm.
- (figurative) of great current interest; popular; controversial; trending
Derived terms
Noun
mainit (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜁᜈᜒᜆ᜔)
Further reading
- “mainit”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024